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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $221M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $221M (+$15.7M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.75% → 39.08% (-0.67%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 86 (-3)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
86
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.37%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
28
Reduced
27
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BPCM
Beach Point Capital Management
California
+$13.8M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$6.58M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.11M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$3.42M
5
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$14.3M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
-$12.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.82M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$5.68M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASN
76
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K -$834 -79 -14%
GSWM
77
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$5K +$5.28K +500 New
BAM
78
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$4K – – –
CFA
79
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
MRCM
80
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$4K – – –
FDCDDQ
81
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.57K – – –
RIA
82
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$3K +$3.43K +325 New
RFA
83
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
PA
84
Parallel Advisors
California
$2K +$32 +3 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
85
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K +$570 +54 New
WAM
86
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$723K -74,021 Closed
Millennium Management
87
Millennium Management
New York
– -$683K -69,896 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
88
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$602K -61,601 Closed
BCM
89
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$541K -54,100 Closed
VF
90
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$121K -12,424 Closed
AGM
91
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$117K -11,962 Closed
TSS
92
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$102K -10,405 Closed
MOS
93
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$64K -6,626 Closed
DWM
94
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
– -$17K -1,750 Closed
SWP
95
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$12K -1,196 Closed
AIC
96
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$9K -932 Closed
FMP
97
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
– -$3K -354 Closed
AWMS
98
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
– -$3K -333 Closed
Fidelity Investments
99
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$11 +1 +50%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

86 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $221M — up 7.6% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Beach Point Capital Management, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.3M.

  • 86 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2019, down from 89 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $221M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Beach Point Capital Management, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $14.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.